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Outdoor dining application and guidelines

Find out how your business can use footpath space to create an outdoor dining experience for customers.

Cumberland City welcomes outdoor dining

Council actively supports the creation of a vibrant café atmosphere within its commercial centres. In doing so, it is important that an adequate footpath width is maintained at all times. This ensures the safe movement of pedestrians and other street activities.

It is also important that a balance between footpath space and outdoor dining space is large enough for diners and public to move around easily within the Cumberland City's commercial centres. This includes play spaces and public seating.

Guidelines

  • The Outdoor Dining Guidelines (PDF, 201KB) apply to all land which is affected by the Roads Act 1993 and/or is owned by Cumberland City Council.
  • This includes public footpaths, plazas and public squares that are within public areas. 

Policy

The above guidelines support the implementation of the Outdoor Dining Policy (PDF, 73KB).

Application

To make an Outdoor Dining Application - complete the Outdoor Dining Application Form (PDF, 82KB) and submit it to Cumberland City Council as per instructions on the application form. 

Please refer to Council's Fees and Charges 2023 / 2024 for applicable charges.

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Acknowledgement of Country

Cumberland Council acknowledges the Darug Nation and People as Traditional Custodians of the land on which the Cumberland Local Government Area (LGA) is situated and pays respect to Aboriginal Elders both past, present and future. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the First Peoples of Australia. Cumberland Council also acknowledges other Aboriginal, and Torres Strait Islander Peoples living in the Cumberland LGA and reaffirms that we will work closely with all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to advance reconciliation within the area.

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